Regimental number | 7565 |
Place of birth | Coonamble, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Railway employee |
Address | Paddington, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, W.R. Young, 54 Gordon Street, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 25th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board H.M.A.T. A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1697 Driver Bruce Patrick YOUNG, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, returned to Australia, 15 May 1919; 6880 Pte Harold Bede YOUNG, 17th Bn, died of illness, Devonport, England, 8 January 1918; 4660 Pte Douglas YOUNG, 3rd Bn, returned to Australia, 17 March 1917, disabled by wounds; Uncles: 1775 Pte James Henry YOUNG, 18th Bn, killed in action in France, 29 July 1916; 6104 Pte Alexander Robert YOUNG, 2nd Bn, killed in action at Bullecourt, France, 4 May 1917; Cousins: 3145 Pte Edwin George YOUNG, 13th Bn, returned to Australia and died of illness, 1 January 1919; 4240 Pte Christopher Reid MAHONEY MM, Administrative Headquarters, returned to Australia, 28 March 1919; Frank CURRAN, who died of illness. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | See 3061 Wallace YOUNG for first period of service. |